Hearing the slight movement from the door, Xia Li's already worried heart became even more nervous.
Holding the quilt tightly with both hands, half of his head was hidden under the quilt.
There was a thunder in his ears, making Xia Li swallow in fear, and his feet that were slightly exposed outside the quilt quickly retracted into the quilt.
The door was gently pushed open, and the dim light from the corridor outside filtered into the house.
Subtle footsteps sounded inside the house, along with thunder outside the window from time to time.
It’s hard not to feel like you’re about to see a ghost in some horror movie.
Xia Li, who was hiding under the quilt, was already so frightened that his heart was pounding. He pricked up his ears and listened to the subtle footsteps slowly stopping beside his bed.
She froze and didn't move for a long time.
After a long time, Xia Li seemed to muster up the courage and slowly pulled off the quilt covering his head, revealing two round eyes full of nervousness and fear.
In the dark night, with the help of a sudden lightning strike, Xia Li could clearly see the face of the person standing next to his bed.
It's Xie Yin.
Xia Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The countless horror movie scenes that had just been thought about in my mind disappeared in an instant when they came face to face with the man's dark eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses in the darkness.
Xie Yin looked at the girl with only one pair of eyes exposed on the bed and asked in a low voice:
"Mrs. Xie, are you still awake?"
Xia Li's throat was a little dry, so she responded softly: "I can't sleep."
She wouldn't admit that she couldn't sleep because she was scared.
As if to relieve his own tension, Xia Li took the initiative and asked the man:
"Mr. Xie, haven't you rested yet?"
Xie Yin raised his hand and took off his glasses: "Well, I just finished processing the documents."
He had just finished processing the documents in the branch, and when he came out of the study, he suddenly thought of Xia Li, who was still sleeping in the guest bedroom.
Looking at the thunder and lightning flashing outside the window.
Xie Yin felt somewhat uneasy, so when he was about to step onto the third floor, he turned around without hesitation and walked towards the guest bedroom where Xia Li was.
When he opened the door, he saw that the dark room was very quiet, and he thought Xia Li had fallen asleep.
But Xie Yin still couldn't let go, so he walked closer.
Xia Li groaned and pulled the quilt down further, revealing the lower half of his face hidden under the quilt.
"It's getting late," Xie Yin whispered, "Mrs. Xie, please rest early."
Xia Li nodded obediently.
Just as Xie Yin was about to turn around, he felt a soft and warm touch on his wrist.
The man's body froze.
He turned his head to look at the girl who was holding his arm in confusion.
Xia Li panicked the moment Xie Yin turned around to leave.
Almost without thinking, she subconsciously reached out and grabbed the man's wrist under his shirt sleeve.
Xie Yin raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong, Mrs. Xie?"
"I...I'm afraid..."
Xia Li hesitated and whispered: "Xie, Mr. Xie, can you stay with me?"
After saying the words, Xia Li blushed in the dark.
She originally wanted to ask Xie Yin if he could stay and sleep with her.
But thinking about it, saying it like this didn't seem very polite, so Xia Li changed to a tactful way of asking.
The girl's voice was so small that it was directly covered by the deafening thunder and lightning that sounded outside the window, causing Xie Yin to not hear clearly what Xia Li said.
Xie Yin leaned forward slightly and got a little closer:
"What did you say?"
Xie Yin really didn't hear clearly.
But when the words fell in Xia Li's ears, they changed into another meaning——
He refused.
Xia Li lowered his eyes shyly and whispered: "No, it's nothing."
Xie Yin frowned slightly and reached out to turn on the small lamp beside the bed.
Warm yellow light suddenly lit up in the room, and Xia Li closed her eyes subconsciously.
When she opened her eyes again, Xie Yin, who was standing beside the bed, leaned down and looked at her at some point.
The base of her ears felt slightly hot. She finally plucked up the courage to say what she just said, but now when she saw the man's expression clearly, she no longer dared to say it.
She finally pulled off the quilt and quietly covered it up again.
"What did you just say?" Xie Yin took in the girl's little movements, "Mrs. Xie's voice was too soft, I didn't hear it clearly."
"Can I please say it again, Mrs. Xie?"
The man standing beside the bed stared down at her, and the deep magnetic voice that accompanied the thunder outside the window reached her ears, but Xia Li felt particularly at ease.
Xia Li curled up her hands tightly on the quilt and looked into the man's gentle eyes under the warm yellow light.
He once again took up the courage to speak:
"I'm a little scared... Mr. Xie, can you stay with me..."
The girl's sweet voice reached Xie Yin's ears, but the usually calm man suddenly had funny and evil thoughts.
He moved closer and lowered his voice deliberately:
"Huh? Why do you stay with Mrs. Xie?"
"Just..." Xia Li's face was already as hot as a boiled egg. At this moment, she could only shyly look away from the man and look elsewhere, "Just... .Stay and sleep.”
Those last few words seemed particularly hot on the tongue.
Xia Li was so nervous that she almost bit her tongue when she said it.
The man in front of him was silent for a long time, and Xia Li cast a doubtful look at the man.
Xie Yin slightly suppressed the darkness in his eyes, and casually raised the corners of his mouth: "Okay."
The moment the man agreed, Xia Li just wanted to move her body to the side, but the next second she was lifted into the air and picked up.
Xia Li exclaimed, and her slender arms subconsciously wrapped around the man's neck.
She was wearing a white silk suspender nightgown, her arms and calves were exposed, and her bones were evenly proportioned.
At this moment, being held in the man's arms through a thin pajamas, she could clearly feel the scorching temperature coming from the man's body.
Xia Li's breathing slowed down involuntarily.
The temperature on his face has already soared to the highest point, and even the white swan neck has been stained with crimson.
Because she was so close, as long as she got closer to a man's chest, she seemed to be able to hear his strong heartbeat.
Xie Yin was not much better, the girl in his arms was only wearing a thin pajamas.
At this moment, the girl's soft body was pressed tightly against his body. Even if she did nothing but stayed quietly in his arms, it was enough to make the self-control he had been proud of for so many years collapse.
"Thanks......"
Just as Xia Li was about to speak out, the man's chest shook slightly, and his low and hoarse voice contained a bit of restraint:
"Of course you have to go to the master bedroom to sleep with Mrs. Xie, right?"
Xia Li pursed her lips and blushed, but said nothing.
The man carried her all the way from the second floor to the master bedroom on the third floor.
Ye Ye, who was originally in the living room, heard the noise and immediately ran up wagging his tail. He tilted his head and looked at Xia Li who was picked up by his master in confusion. He watched helplessly as his master took the girl to the third floor.
But Xie Yin never allowed Ye Ye to go to the third floor, so Ye Ye even stopped at the top of the stairs sensibly.
A furry little paw rested on the steps of the stairs, but did not go up.
Xia Li, who was nestled in the man's warm arms, caught a glimpse of Ye Ye who was staring at the stairs. She reached out and gently tugged on Xie Yin's white shirt:
"Mr. Xie, Ye Ye it..."
Hearing this, Xie Yin glanced towards the stairs.
The man coughed lightly and ordered in a low voice:
"Yeye, come up."
After receiving the man's permission, Yeye happily went upstairs wagging her tail and followed them into the master bedroom.
This is the first time Xia Li has entered the master bedroom, and it is also the first time Ye Ye has entered a man's master bedroom.
Xia Li was gently placed on the soft bed by the man, and Xie Yin turned on the bedside lamp.
"I'm going to take a shower first."
Xia Li shrank in the quilt: "Okay."
Watching the man enter the bathroom, he soon heard the sound of gurgling water coming from the bathroom.
Xia Li pursed her lips, feeling inexplicably nervous.
tonight......
That's not going to happen...
Xia Li was startled by the thoughts that came to her mind. She quickly shook her head and threw these inappropriate thoughts behind her.
Xie Yin doesn't look like a man who can do that.
I remember that a long time ago, Xia Li heard people in the industry discussing behind his back whether the reason why Xie Yin never had a partner was because he was not good at that.
Although he didn't know if it was true, in Xia Li's heart, Xie Yin's character was still worthy of belief.
Xie Yin's bed had the same faint scent of ebony as his body.
At this moment, the breath lingered on the tip of Xia Li's nose, as if it had some magic power, making her tense heart slowly relax.
Xia Li also felt a little sleepy, and the bathroom stopped abruptly when she wanted to turn over.
The bathroom door was opened by a man. Xie Yin was wearing dark gray thick home clothes. The belt was tied loosely around his waist, and it seemed that it could be torn off with just a slight tug.
There are still water drops on the chest vaguely exposed by the deep V neckline, and the tips of the slightly messy hair are still wet, and the whole person exudes a sense of laziness and charm.
Xia Li paused as he was about to turn over, and his eyes fell on the man without concealment.
Sensing the girl's gaze, Xie Yin followed her gaze to his slightly exposed chest and raised his eyebrows with interest:
"Like to watch?"
The man's low and hoarse voice was even more seductive and sexy in the quiet and dim room, making Xia Li's heart tremble slightly.
"W-what?" Xia Li's face became hot after being caught, and he looked away from the man in panic.
A chuckle escaped from Xie Yin's throat and he walked straight to Xia Li's side.
I don't know if it was intentional or not, but when he leaned down slightly, the loose collar was opened a little with his movements, vaguely revealing the tight texture of his muscles.
Xia Li was caught off guard and choked on his own saliva, and started coughing.
Xie Yin raised his hand and patted her back gently, helping her calm down:
"Why are you so shy, Mrs. Xie?"
There was a hint of smile in the man's tone: "Why are you coughing in excitement?"
Xia Li coughed and blushed. Listening to the man's unhurried teasing, he wrapped himself in a quilt and rolled to the other side of the bed without making a sound.
Xie Yin lowered his eyes and looked at the small bulge on the bed, and the smile at the corner of his mouth became a little thicker.
He smiled and got up and walked into the bathroom.
The girl hiding under the quilt took a deep breath of the scent with the faint scent of ebony, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and gently closed her sleepy eyelids.
When Xie Yin came out after blow-drying his hair, the girl wrapped in the quilt had already fallen asleep.
He walked to the bed with gentle steps, gently lifted the quilt and lay in, turning sideways to turn off the dim little lamp beside the bed.
In the darkness, the man lying on his back turned his head slightly and looked at the girl curled up next to him with her back to him. There was an indescribable tenderness in his eyes.
He reached out and gently held the girl's slender waist.
He took her into his arms.
He whispered in a low voice:
"Good night, Mrs. Xie."
